PETERSBURG, VA --The Virginia State volleyball team fell to the Livingstone Blue Bears 3-2 (25-12, 17-25, 16-25, 25-22, 13-15) Friday at Multipurpose Center.
The loss dropped Virginia State's record to 13-8 overall and 11-1 in CIAA play.
Gracie Darville finished with 15 kills on the day to lead the Trojans offense. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Kellee Craig had 19 and Peyton Reese had 11. From the front row, Anya McKinley contributed five blocks.
Game Notes
» Adrianna Bacon had a match-high four aces in the loss.
» Virginia State never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-12.
» Gracie Darville had a team-high 15 kills for Virginia State.
» Virginia State got a match-high 19 digs from Kellee Craig.
» Virginia State attackers were helped by a team-high 19 assists from Peyton Reese.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Trojans won the first point and held the lead the rest of the way to win the first set 25-12. Virginia State opened up its biggest lead, 13 points, to close out the set. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked five Livingstone attacks in the stanza and capitalized on 10 Livingstone attacking errors on the way to victory.
SET 2 | Virginia State then dropped set two 25-17, evening things at a set each. Virginia State trailed by as many as 10 points as Livingstone grabbed the advantage for good at 12-11 in a set that was tied up six times before the Blue Bears took over the lead.
SET 3 | A set-three loss put Virginia State behind 2-1. The Trojans lost a tough set 25-16. Virginia State trailed by as many as nine points as Livingstone grabbed the advantage for good at 11-10 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Blue Bears took over the lead.
SET 4 | Virginia State broke their two set losing streak and forced a fifth set with a 25-22 victory in set number four. The Trojans trailed by as many as six points, but took the lead for good at 22-21 in a set that had just one lead change before the Trojans took over in the second half of the stanza. Virginia State got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Livingstone attacks in the stanza.
SET 5 | After dropping sets two and three, Virginia State won set four, tying things up at 2-2 to force a fifth set, but couldn't complete the comeback, losing the set 15-13 and the match 3-2. The Trojans fell in a back-and-forth set five, losing in a stanza that featured four lead changes and was tied 11 times. Neither team led by more than two points in the set.
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